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Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading…Seuen treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading…
Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading and guiding to true happiness, both in this life, and in the life to come: and may be called the practise of Christianity. Profitable for all such as heartily desire the same: in the which, more particularly true Christians may learn how to lead a godly and comfortable life every day. Penned by Richard Rogers, preacher of the word of God at Wethersfield in Essex.Seuen treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading and guiding to true happines, both in this life, and in the life to come: and may be called the practise of Christianitie. Profitable for all such as heartily desire the same: in the which, more particularly true Christians may learne how to leade a godly and comfortable life euery day. Penned by Richard Rogers, preacher of the word of God at Wethersfield in Essex.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1603
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And this (if we be not grossly deceived) shall cause us, even when our days shall be at the best, to receive, and hold fast this mind and hearty desire to go home, and be ever with the Lord. And if this heavenly affection, & holy desire be a companion to true faith, it might be marvelled, where their faith is become, and where it lieth a rusting, who make so little haste home, and have so small desire to be with Christ, where he is in his fathers house, that they may see his glory (and where there are many mansions, even for us as well as for him) that they cannot abide to hear of departing thither,1 no more then Nabal: §Hwho when he heard of his death, he was as a stone: and who are so besotted with that which is visible, that they have no longing after that which is not seen with eye but eternal: when yet all should know this, that the presence of God in heaven is far to be preferred before his presence here on the earth, yea when our estate is at the best.
And this (if wee be not grossely deceiued) shall cause vs, euen when our daies shall be at the best, to receiue, and hold fast this minde and heartie desire to go home, and be euer with the Lord. And if this heauenly affection, & holie desire be a companion to true faith, it might be meruailed, where their faith is become, and where it lieth a rusting, who make so little haste home, and haue so small desire to be with Christ, where he is in his fathers house, that they may see his glorie (and where there are many mansions, euen for vs as well as for him) that they cannot abide to heare of departing thither,1 no more then Nabal: §Hwho when hee heard of his death, he was as a stone: and who are so besotted with that which is visible, that they haue no longing after that which is not seene with eye but eternall: when yet all should know this, that the presence of God in heauen is farre to bee preferred before his presence here on the earth, yea when our estate is at the best.